Cyclical fictional universes go beyond the limits of the novel. This first transgression, which is integral to the definition of the cycle itself, provokes what we could call a "will to completeness" in cyclical fiction. ...

Alexandre Dumas, père, was one of the most prolific writers of all time, with more than 600 books and other writings (no one is sure how many) ranging from romantic historical novels to travel and cook books. Some of his ...

Mexican author Paco Ignacio Taibo II brings back to life in his novels the character of Sandokan, the Malaysian pirate created by Italian novelist Emilio Salgari in the last decade of the nineteenth century. His appropriation ...

The first part of the article follows Fredric Jameson's analysis of cultural practices in Late Capitalism or Postmodernism. The second part discusses Cyberpunk - already proclaimed dead by some media and literary pundits ...

Gustave Aimard published several dozen Western novels in France, in the second half of the nineteenth century. Their success in France was replicated in the United States. It may seem paradoxical that a French author can ...

Using French thrillers as a pedagogical tool in an advanced French culture class may prove pertinent on three levels. 1/ The reader benefits from the genre's specific effect -- he wants to know what comes next. And in order ...